Dbq Parkinson

[jac521]

Hi everybody

My doctor recently filled the DBQ for Parkinson disease. How VA rate certain Parkinson conditions. I have look the scheduled rating for disabilities, but cannot find an answer.

Balance impairment = Moderate

Bradykinesia or slow motion = Moderate

Stooped posture = Mild

Does veteran Parkinson impact his or her ability to work? = YES

Unable to work due to slowness, tremors and difficulty walking.

Thank so much for your help. Currently, I have service connected Parkinson 30% not related to agent orange.

[Berta]

This fairly recent BVA case has the ratings for Parkinsons:

http://www.index.va.gov/search/va/view.jsp?FV=http://www.va.gov/vetapp13/Files1/1300088.txt

[donna68]

Parkinsons is a minimum of 30%. They can then break out your secondary conditions, ie-constipation, depression, loss of smell.......... and give you additional % for them. The statement about being unable to work may trigger them to invite unemployability -100%, even though you generally need one condition at at least 40% and one or more combined with the 40% total of 70%. If they dont invite it you can ask for extra schedular unemployability for 100%.

Good Luck!